The unique weighting of the individual commodities in DowSMJones AIG Commodity Index Futures provides a balanced and diversified benchmark for commodities as an asset class. Dow
SMJones AIG Commodity Index futures offer investors opportunities to:
- Arbitrage among the index components
- Directionally trade the index futures
- Hedge commodity and inflation risk
AIG will act as the initial market maker for the futures contract, providing ready market access. In addition, the futures contract offers pricing transparency, leverage, and the financial safeguards of the AAA rated Board of Trade Clearing Corporation. Furthermore, DJ-AIGCI futures contracts can be used for Exchange of Futures for Swaps (EFS) transactions, creating added flexibility for investors.
